Lieutenant General Muhammad Azam Khan | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:General_Azam_Khan_with_Queen_Elizabeth_II_in_East_Pakistan.jpg) Azam with Queen Elizabeth II in East Pakistan in 1962 | |
| Minister of Food and Agriculture of Pakistan | |
| In office 16 January 1960[1] – 15 April 1960[2] | |
| President | Ayub Khan |
| Preceded by | Md. Hafizur Rahman |
| Succeeded by | K. N. Sheikh |
| 5th Governor of East Pakistan | |
| In office 11 April 1960 – 11 May 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Zakir Husain |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Faruque Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Azam Khan 1908[3] Mathra, Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, British India |
| Died | 1994 (86 years old) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Relations | Fakhar E Alam (Brother), Abuzar Ghaffari (Son) |
| Nickname(s) | Azam Khan, Governor Azam Khan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British Raj Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army (1929 - 1947) &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_Pakistani_Army.svg){kind=small} Pakistan Army (1947 - 1962) |
| Years of service | 1929-1962 |
| Rank | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:OF-8_PakistanArmy.svg){kind=small} Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 25th Infantry Brigade 10th Infantry Division 14th Infantry Division I Corps |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Lahore Operation |
Muhammad Azam Khan (1908–1994) was a senior general of the Pakistan army who was a minister under Field Marshal Ayub Khan, the first military ruler of Pakistan. Azam was the first commander of the Pakistan Army's I Corps, and was Governor of East Pakistan.[4]
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